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About Rastgo Village

Rastgo is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 660 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rastgo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rastgo village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144301
Area (hectares) 288.4 hectares
Population 1,283
Male Population 660
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rastgo compares

By the 2011 count Rastgo is the 59th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 288.4 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Rastgo

Rastgo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rastgo as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rastgo from other places

Rastgo lies about 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about 2.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rastgo
Nearest railway station Sanaura 2.9 km
Nearest town Urmar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 30 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 30 km

Villages closest to Rastgo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rastgo

As per the Census of India 2011, Rastgo village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 59th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Rastgo village has 660 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rastgo has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Rastgo is 144301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rastgo covers 288.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rastgo falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rastgo is Sanaura, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rastgo.

Rastgo is about 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rastgo is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sanaura is about 2.9 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Jalandhar II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (under 2 km), Chamiari (under 2 km) and Sanaura (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rastgo today is likely to be higher.

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